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How I Wrap Up My Year

Yet Another Newsletter About Free Food

A Jolly Holiday with Mickey

SUBSCRIBER BONUS: Christmas Tree Photo

366 Days of Dad

Thankgiving Recipes by Kindergarteners (Part 2)

The Search for a Destination Bathroom

Playing the Worst Game in the Best Casino

Proceed as the way opens

The Fitness Instructor Keeps Telling Me to Tuck and Shine

A Dispatch from Dallas

A 9-Year-Old Punk Rocker Who Rejects the System

Communicating Through Burger Billboards in LA

Ordering Korean Food in Korean

There Are A Lot of Chris Duffys Out There

I Flew Cross-Country to See the 2024 Ig Nobel Prizes

TED Talk Update and Getting Roasted by YouTube

Free Snacks, Al Gore, and my TED Talk

Just the Recs for Labor Day

How to Make Creative Projects (Without Already Being Rich)

9 Things I've Learned in 9 Months of Parenting

I Left My Dignity On the Side of a Guatemalan Volcano

Appetizers, Pheromones, and the Best Theme Parties

The Most Dramatic Moment in Presidential History (For Me Personally)

SUBSCRIBER BONUS: Presidential Awkwardness

Wedding Registries are Perfect for Comedy

Greatest Hits of the Newsletter and Most Memorable Flights

Second Pizza Mentality and Bad Scripts vs Great Ideas

The Home Video Film Festival

SUBSCRIBER BONUS: A dramatic reading of "My Day" by Jen Jackson, performed by Chris Duffy

How to Make Friends

What I Learned in a Week of Solo Parenting

My Friends Opened An Ice Cream Shop

A Completely Random Time of Year for a Gift Guide

The New Penn Station

Every City I've Lived In (Based On Its Drivers)

The Top 10 Times I Have Been Humbled by Children

My Resume Includes "Locker Room Attendant" at the Public Pool

Things I Wish More Parents Talked About

I Got Roasted By Artificial Intelligence

Letting Scientists Experiment On My Infant Son's Brain

I Am An Expert on Earthquake Survival

SUBSCRIBER BONUS: "Please STOP!" the photos

Losing at the Podcast Awards

Reseach Experiments and Standardized Patients

SUBSCRIBER BONUS: The Wetsuit Study

Tiny Little Sunglasses and L.A. Fashion Trends

Three Months of Being a Parent

A Broken Down Car Restores My Faith in Humanity

Angelenos Keep Asking My Baby's Star Sign

Comedians Want to Be Rock Stars, But Just So We Can Play the Hits

SUBSCRIBER BONUS: My Top Tracks This Month

Time Is Either Moving Very Quickly Or Very Slowly Or Neither Or Both

Winning Over the Smog Man

7 Things I've Learned About Having a Baby in the Past 7 Weeks

Having An Existential Crisis On Your Birthday

The Most Important Facts Are Stored in the Hello Kitty "Friends-Only-File"

The Topics Middle Schoolers Want to Hear Standup About